- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Group urges safe driving

By and • March 13, 2008

Adults between the age of 20 and 24 are more likely to die from a car crash, said Kristy Rigby, program manager for the Utah Highway Safety Office. To demonstrate this fact, 285 tombstones were placed outside the Union on Wednesday to represent the number of people who died on Utah roads last year.

Candidates want election reform

By By Michael McFall and By Michael McFall • March 13, 2008

Candidates in this year's student government election say the campaign process needs to change to get more students involved and allow them to make better-informed decisions. Presidential candidates from both parties said elections need less focus on marketing and more time for candidates to talk to students.

Cartoon: The Supers

By and • March 13, 2008

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Ute Briefs (3/13)

By and • March 13, 2008

Baseball After Tuesday's loss to Gonzaga, U baseball head coach Bill Kinneberg said, "I know that if we play our game, we'll continue to improve." His Swingin' Utes did not disappoint their coach Wednesday with an 8-5 victory over New Mexico State. Juniors Austin Jones and Stephen Fife were the main contributors to the Utes getting back on the winning track.

Letter: Read a book, Auxier

By and • March 13, 2008

Editor: I'm ashamed that Tiara C. Auxier attends the U. She should remember the jingle most kids know: "It's in a book, just take a look, it's reading rainbow, READING RAINBOW." If she stopped listening to Sean Hannity, she'd have a brain left to read a book and know our country is actually a Madisonian Democracy ("The United States is a republic," March 3).

De-stress tips for students

By By Paige Fieldsted and By Paige Fieldsted • March 13, 2008

Stress. It's something all students have to deal with, especially with midterm exams going on. "Stress is the No. 1 reason students are either doing poorly or failing a class," said Elizabeth Craig, adviser to the Student Health Advisory Committee. To help students deal with stress, the committee is hosting a De-stress Fest today from 10 a.

Servatius: Obama-Clinton? It doesn’t matter who’s on top — just do it already!

By By David Servatius and By David Servatius • March 13, 2008

Ironic, isn't it? Barack Obama injects himself into the 2008 Presidential Election cycle because he feels a need to "unite" everybody, and the result is a Democratic Party split wide open, at war with itself and on the verge of chaos at its nominating convention this summer that will make Chicago in 1968 look like a game of patty cake.

Women’s Hoops: The ‘Queen’ reigns

By By Cody Brunner and By Cody Brunner • March 13, 2008

LAS VEGAS -- The U women's basketball team did everything but bow down and hail Colorado State's Amaka Uzomah on Wednesday night. The self-proclaimed "Queen" proved to be the difference in the game, grabbing 15 rebounds -- 12 of which were in the second half -- and the Rams snuck away from the Thomas & Mack Center with the biggest upset of the conference year.

Men: Colorado State 68, Wyoming 63 (3/12)

By By Cody Brunner and By Cody Brunner • March 13, 2008

LAS VEGAS--After going winless throughout the MWC regular season, the Rams followed the example set forth by the Colorado State women the day before and picked up their first conference win by beating Wyoming 68-63 in the play-in game. As he has been for the majority of the season, Marcus Walker was dominant from the floor.

Women’s MWC Breakdown

By and • March 13, 2008

No. 1 Utah Utes (27-3, 16-0 MWC) The Utes have won more games during this regular season than they have in any other year. The main reason for the Utes' success has been their three-headed monster made up of Leilani Mitchell, Morgan Warburton and Kalee Whipple.